navigatormagazine.fi Yearbook2019 Finnish Maritime Cluster The Finnish World class maritime cluster innovations knows collaboration First in the world Viking Grace – Wind and LNG hybrid Finland’s seaway to the world Finnlines is one of the leading shipping operators of ro-ro services in the In 2018 Baltic Sea, North Sea and the Bay of Biscay as well as a passenger service we transported provider in the Baltic. Our environmentally friendly and modern fleet transports both cargo and passengers safely, efficiently, and responsibly 163,000163 000 to their destination. cars Sustainable development and environmentally friendly vessels 754,000 Investments in the fleet New energy-efficient vessels cargoca go units u ts In recent years, we have invested heavily in Three ice-class newbuildings will start in traf- our fleet: EUR 100 million in environmental fic in 2021–2022. These hybrid ro-ro vessels technologies that enabled us to significantly will be the most energy-efficient in the mar- reduce our carbon footprint, and EUR 70 mil- ket due to their size and design. We are also 655,000655 000 lion in increasing the energy efficiency of our planning a new series of Superstar ro-pax vessels passengers vessels. We will continue to implement our with the goal of creating the most environmen- strategy with determination and consistency tally friendly ship design ever to have operated in by investing over EUR 500 million more in the the Baltic Sea. With the new vessels the energy coming three to four years. consumption per transported unit will decrease 1,226,000 tons of and our carbon footprint will be reduced further. non-unitised freight Accross the Baltic Sea Germany, Finland, Åland and Sweden – sail around the Baltic Sea with Finnlines. Explore and discover the best offers at finnlines.com i fmc-yearbook.com Read Finnish Maritime Cluster Yearbook 2019 online Contents and print out the magazine or single stories. The Finnish maritime cluster knows collaboration The Finnish maritime cluster is significant by international standards. There is strong high-technology development like digitalization and environmental expertise in Finland, and these areas represent two global megatrends. Among Finland’s defining characteristics are its small size, agility and mutual trust, which are reflected in strong collaboration between the public sector and companies. Various joint projects are also spawning startups. Collaboration is bearing fruit in the form of innovation. Finnish vessels act as references and testing platforms for innovations in the marine industry and, once testing is complete, they can be launched on world markets. The competitive ship-owning sector underpins the growth of the maritime cluster as a whole. The industries are intrinsically linked – ports and port Juha Mutru, Tiina Tuurnala, Elina Vähäheikkilä and Annaleena Mäkilä from the Finnish Mariti- operators do well when ship owners and the marine in- me Cluster. (The Finnish Maritime Cluster includes Tiina Tuurnala, the Managing Director of the dustry are buoyant. In turn, these industries require good Finnish Shipowners’ Association, Annaleena Mäkilä, the Managing Director of the Finnish Port Association, Juha Mutru, the Managing Director of the Finnish Port Operators Association and ports and fairways, functional logistics chains and good Henrik Bachér, the acting Managing Director of Finnish Marine Industries.) mutual collaboration. Editorial: Finland is a pioneer in digital Port operations 5 seafaring and environmental technology. 42 48 Ship owners 6 Breaking Waves brought the maritime sector to Helsinki. Interview with 55 Harbour operation Magda Kopczynska and Jens Meier. 56 FinnPilot 14 Meyer going strong both in Finland and Germany. 57 New services and solutions 22 Shipyards 62 The Finnish Border Guards 29 Shipbuilding and design expertise 66 Column, Mikko Niini, Chairman, Finnish Maritime Association 38 Marine industry navigatormagazine.fi The website keeps you updated on sea cluster topics! 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READ MORE PAROC.COM/LIGHTMARINE Editorial Finland is a pioneer in digital seafaring and environmental technology inland’s maritime cluster is one of the country’s most significant business sectors with annual revenues of EUR 13 billion. The sec- tor employs more than 50,000 people all over the country. The positive outlooks that have prevailed in recent years are down to the development of autonomous maritime traffic among a group Fof pioneers, successful trials of the deployment of new, environmentally fri- endly technologies, and an unprecedented upswing in cruise ship constructi- on. The maritime cluster encompasses about 3,000 companies from various sectors, all of which are connected by their maritime expertise. Our diversity differentiates us from many other countries. Among our number are passen- Finland’s unique ger and cargo ship owners, specialist ship owners, marine industries ranging from shipyards to software companies and startups, as well as the ports that strength is the handle almost 90 per cent of Finland’s foreign trade. Passenger traffic is al- ” exceptionally so an important category. The Port of Helsinki is the busiest passenger port open-minded in Europe. In 2018, more than 12 million international passengers passed collaboration, through the Port of Helsinki. Finland’s unique strength is the exceptionally open-minded collaborati- enabling innovative on between entities, enabling innovative experimentation. Examples of this experimentation. include the One Sea innovation ecosystem, which is promoting autonomo- us maritime traffic, the remote pilotage experiment, which is current under preparation, and the smart fairway, which is based on using data and data exchange in an entirely new way. Seafaring history was made in Finland at the beginning of December 2018 when the world’s first fully autonomous ferry sailed through the Turku archipelago. In cooperation: The Finnish maritime cluster is also a pioneer in environmental innovation and it is at the global spearhead of the development and deployment of low- emission technologies that enhance energy efficiency. Liquefied natural gas (LNG), wind, electricity and biofuels manufactured from waste are already in use – they have long since graduated from the planning phase. Finland also has very strong Arctic expertise. The Baltic Sea could even be considered an “Arctic test laboratory”. Finnish seafaring expertise is unique, and the icy winter and difficult navigation conditions require seafarers and entities in the maritime industry to have special skills. The entities in the maritime cluster have begun collaborating more clo- sely in recent years. For example, the Breaking Waves 2018 event was held in Helsinki in December 2018, bringing together key players in the Euro- pean maritime cluster to consider the keys to success in increasingly tough global competition. The event was part of one of Europe’s largest startup events, Slush. Automation and digitalization will lead to an unprecedented transfor- mation in seafaring. Climate change is challenging the maritime cluster to identify solutions for low-emission maritime traffic. This publication high- lights the world-class Finnish expertise and innovations that will address these challenges. Tiina Tuurnala Managing Director, Finnish Shipowners’ Association Chairman, Finnish maritime cluster 5 Breaking Waves The organisers were satisfied with the feedback they received on the event. The event was opened by Al- exander Stubb, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). Breaking Waves brought the maritime sector to Helsinki The two-day event, arranged to coincide with Slush in December 2018, brought together the top entities from the maritime cluster in Finland and Europe, offering ideas and inspiration for addressing future challenges. he seminar, organized by the sectorial boundaries,” says Tiina Tuurnala, Meier agreed, but he also highlighted Finnish Ship Owners Asso- Managing Directors of the Finnish Ship the importance of experimentation. ciation, the Finnish Port As- Owners Association. “We need to experiment more boldly and sociation, the Finnish Port not be afraid to fail more quickly than we Operators Association, Finn- Consensus do now,” he said. “The Americans are ahead Tish Marine Industries and the City of The think tank’s ideas were presented to of us in this area.” Helsinki, brought about 250 people to the seminar audience on Tuesday by Mag- Dorsman called upon the EU to stimu- the Messu keskus Convention Center to da Kopczynska, a Director from the Euro- late innovation in the industry. He con-